Inflation, rising interest rates, and all of the economic uncertainty that comes with them puts a lot of pressure on industries that are associated with consumer demand. That includes the Auto industry. The last few years have seen a lot of turmoil for auto manufacturers. The pandemic shuttered economic activity, and collapsed oil prices as […]
Read MoreMarket uncertainty can be a scary thing to do deal with. One of the things uncertainty does to a lot of investors is to make them more hesitant about taking on new positions, which makes some sense when it looks like the economy could be on the brink of a new recession. The last couple […]
Read MoreThe Tech sector has enjoyed the lion’s share of attention among all segments of the economy for a number of years. That’s been a good thing during bull markets, but it also means the sector really gets pummeled when uncertainty increases. Since 2020, that attention – driven in no small part by the increasingly central […]
Read MoreOne of the basic concepts a lot of successful investors have used to find useful investments is to start by looking around their house. Regular household items, including what you wear, can offer an interesting outlet to find practical investments, often at useful, discounted prices. One of the trends that I’ve followed with interest for […]
Read MoreThere is a pretty significant difference in the way different investors perceive a stock in a long-term upward trend. For growth oriented-investors, the longer the upward trend, the more attractive the stock is, simply because the expectation is that the longer, bullish trend will outlast any near-term, bearish sentiment or momentum the stock may see. […]
Read MoreHaving a contrarian temperament generally means doing the opposite of what most people would do. It’s a mindset that I’ve found very useful as an investor, because while most people tend to flock to stocks that are at or near all-time highs, I’m able to find excellent long-term opportunities at much lower, bargain-level prices. Finding […]
Read MoreCisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is one of the most recognizable and established companies in the Technology sector. With a market cap of more than $200 billion, they are also one of the largest, if not THE largest player in the Networking & Communications segment. Companies like CSCO are, without question, the standard against which all […]
Read MoreEvery year, market watchers and talking heads look for a central narrative that can weave the market and economy’s movements into a single cohesive thread. That storyline often focuses on one of any number of factors – economic, political, or social – that history has proved can impact the market in a material way. Through […]
Read MoreContrarian investors and bargain hunters are cut from a different kind of cloth than growth-focused investors. When everybody is buying, we tend to get more cautious, and when everybody is running for the exits, we start finding more and more attractive opportunities at great prices. 2022 has been a rough year for just about every […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges for every investor is the task of assimilating different storylines to put the market in practical context. In 2022, the focus has shifted from pandemic-driven questions to concerns about the pace of inflation and the rise in interest rates that some fear could push a growing economy into a full-fledged recession. […]
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving! The quest for useful value in the stock market is one of those things that applies to any market condition – bull, bear, or none. The current state of the market and the economy in general is what tends to shift the value focus from one sector to another. 2022 has been dominated […]
Read MoreTrying to keep a thumb on the pulse of the market is an inexact science at best. I’ve learned to start by narrowing my focus on a single industry or sector, and then work outward. One of the sectors that I have learned to pay attention to as a starting point to find the temperature […]
Read MoreGrowth investing leans heavily on the principle that “a stock tends to follow the direction of its previous trend,” which may just be a nerdy way to say that the longer a stock has been going up, the more likely it is to keep going up. It is also why growth investors shun stocks that […]
Read MoreStocks in the Technology sector get a lot of attention and buzz from investors, analysts and talking heads alike no matter the time of year or current status of the economy. A big reason comes from the reality that progress, innovation and evolution in just about every other sector of the economy is driven by […]
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